Iran Threatens U.S. Allies as Trump Hints at Strike on Pickaxe Mountain Nuclear Site
President Trump: “We’ll be hitting that area pretty soon, and very heavily,” and “there’s not a thing they can do about it.”
Iran has threatened to attack U.S. bases in eastern Europe as President Donald Trump hinted at an imminent strike on the regime’s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility.
Iran, on Wednesday, threatened Bulgaria for allowing U.S. military to operate from its territory. “Iran has issued a direct warning to Bulgaria over plans to host US military aircraft, saying Sofia must not allow its territory to become a launchpad for operations against Tehran,” Euronews TV channel reports. “The warning follows a Bulgarian government proposal to temporarily deploy up to eight US aerial refuelling aircraft at Bezmer Air Base in the country’s southeast.”
🚨 Senior Advisor to the IRGC, Marandi: "So it's time to evacuate Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE, and probably Oman." https://t.co/HhhRtHMWV5 pic.twitter.com/ncyMcd9Js2
— Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) July 22, 2026
The regime is already conducting persistent drone and missile strikes against U.S. allies in the Arab Gulf region.
The latest threat from Tehran comes after President Trump, on Tuesday, suggested that the U.S. could hit Pickaxe Mountain, a fortified underground nuclear facility in central Iran. “We’ll be hitting that area pretty soon, and very heavily,” the president told reporters, referring to the site. He saw no need to hide the impending strike, adding that “there’s not a thing they can do about it.”
President Trump says Iran "may have" moved nuclear centrifuges into Pickaxe Mountain, but argues "it doesn't mean anything" without the nuclear material.
"We follow the material. That's where the action is," Trump says. He adds the U.S. will be "hitting that area pretty soon and… pic.twitter.com/GhXMByWnhL
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 21, 2026
Iran’s central military command, Khatam Al-Anbiya, threatened to attack “all the interests of America, the allies and supporters,” if the site was targeted.
The Pickaxe Mountain facility, buried some 100 metres (328 feet) under the mountain, has been described as a heavily fortified nuclear weapons site. According to Reuters assessment, the site is “beyond the reach of the most powerful bunker buster bombs in the U.S. arsenal.” This, however, does not make it immune to destruction in the wake of a massive airstrike.
BUNKER BUSTING: @kilmeade breaks down precision strike tactics to penetrate Iran's deeply buried Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility:
"You open up the shaft, and then you follow it up with another rocket right on top of that."
"So, these are some of the things that we have to… pic.twitter.com/0dVoMsZ7uj
— FOX & Friends (@foxandfriends) July 22, 2026
President Trump’s remark comes amid Israeli intelligence reports that Iran is relocating key components of its nuclear weapons program to the fortified site. According to The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, Iran transferred “thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges” after the 12-day war in June 2025. Tehran needs this equipment to enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels.
The WSJ reports:
Israeli intelligence believes Iran moved thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges into tunnels deep inside a mountain last fall, Israeli and U.S. officials say, a development that would heighten concerns that Tehran could reconstitute its nuclear program.
Israel passed along the intelligence findings to the U.S., saying the centrifuges were transferred to the Pickaxe Mountain site last fall after the 12-day war in June when American and Israeli strikes pummeled Iran’s three main nuclear sites.
Trump vows to hit regime’s logistical network each time Iran strikes ships in Hormuz
President Trump, on Wednesday, said that the U.S. will hit the regime’s logistical network each time Tehran attacks ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Nearly a week ago, American airstrikes targeted bridges, aviation, and port facilities linked to Iran’s Islamic Guard (IRGC) in retaliation for attacks on commercial shipping in the strait.
“From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT, including those located next to, or in, the Capital City of Tehran,” the president warned on Truth Social.
"From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether it be by Missile, Rocket, Drone, or any other device or weapon, the United States will bomb and destroy ONE BRIDGE OR POWER PLANT…" – President Donald J. Trump pic.twitter.com/cMUXrHYP4H
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 22, 2026
Later on Wednesday, President Trump threatened to “open the gates of hell” in retaliation for recent Iranian strike that killed four U.S. soldiers.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 22, 2026
The U.S. carried out another wave of overnight strikes against the IRGC and military targets, hitting the regime for the eleventh consecutive night. According to Central Command (CENTCOM) on Tuesday night, U.S. forces “targeted Iranian military operations centers, maritime capabilities, aircraft hangars, drone storage facilities, and military logistics infrastructure to further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.”
CENTCOM disclosed that “Over the past three months, Iran has attacked more than 30 commercial vessels transiting the international waterway vital for regional and global trade. The unwarranted attacks have endangered hundreds of innocent mariners and undermined freedom of navigation.”
Every operational success in the Middle East begins and ends with service members focused on their missions, including the U.S. blockade against Iran. As of July 21, U.S. forces have redirected 8 commercial vessels and disabled 1 to fully enforce the blockade. pic.twitter.com/e9020BcaCQ
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 21, 2026
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Just do it. Take a pickaxe to that mountain and collapse it.
Unleash the juices!!!
Iran transferred “thousands of uranium-enrichment centrifuges” to Pickaxe mountain
Well then, there’s no need to tell them you’re going to attack ahead of time or they will move them again.
Odd that Iran threatens Bulgaria, which is contemplating hosting US refueling tankers but not Israel which already hosts US tankers.
The reason Iran is not attacking Israel is because they’re afraid Israel will respond with strikes on their new leaders like they did before when they took out the Ayatollah and the other big boys.
You could be right.
Fur shure.
It would be very stupid to attack Bulgaria as they are a NATO ally.
Good point! I want them to attack Bulgaria. Then invoke Article 5 and we’ll see who the true allies are. Kick out the ones who aren’t.
It would be glorious to see France Spain and Turkey have to attack Iran. hehehe
More than likely, what we would see would be world class acrobatics in their efforts to avoid attacking Iran.
They don’t have to attack anyone. Article 5 does not require any member to retaliate for an attack on another member. It says that an attack on one is an attack on all, but leaves it to each member how to respond.
In France’s case, a sternly worded letter. In French!
Article 5
The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence recognised by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area.
Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Security Council. Such measures shall be terminated when the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security.
[Emphasis added]
A nothing burger. They blow your country up and my country deems no necessary military action is required on our part. Ok. We done. We’ve fulfilled our part of the treaty.
Pretty useless. I guess the Eurotrash doesn’t want to be dragged into another world war by a mutual defense treaty as they were before. They’re not as dumb as they look.
Reporting an attack to the security council so that any subsequent motion is vetoed by China or Russia or both also seems pretty useless.
the other NATO, so-called “allies” have already ditched
I agree! It would demonstrate how much of a paper tiger most of NATO is and perhaps lead to changes.
We really would benefit from someone who could actually speak softly.
I would prefer someone who would just shutup and act instead of speak. However you take what you can get.
Stop with all the threats and hints and allusions to deals, etc ad nauseam.
First, NO deals. The only “deal” is unconditional surrender. Period.
Second, shut up, sit back, and let our military rain down hell on the Islamic scum. They won’t let you down.
Well US Allies, how about you get your act together and do something.
Great Maker, can’t Trump just lay off the whole “fake news” idiocy and make a statement without embarrassing himself? it’s so freaking old at this point. but he keeps on doing it. Over and over again. Mr. Trump, just make your statement, avoid all the insults and just be done with it already. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
And for fecks sake, I thought we had destroyed all of the enriched uranium and centrifuges months ago when we bombed the Iranian nuclear sites. But now Trump doesn’t have a clue as to if the centrifuges actually survived the bombing? Great Maker, Just how pathetic.
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He’s being nibbled to death by cats.
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Flatten ALL targets.
Sec War has developed a great plan to squeeze the irgc and the mullahs. Pushing them back from the coast. The President has given them a broad off ramp that they refuse to accept. Now comes the destruction of Kharg Island. Destroy that and they are done. The Saudis with are help are going after the houthis. The only way to force them to capitulate is to destroy their monetary income. Power stations too. Pick Axe is on the strike plans. Notice how we are keeping the Israelis out of this portion of the squeeze? Lets them focus on the Lebanon issue. Don’t you love it when a plan come together!
To be sure of taking out something that deep there is only one way – we have to detonate a nuclear warhead inside Pickaxe Mountain.
Turns out you can crack open the mountain and reach the site by delivering a series of explosives on the same spot one after another allowing each to penetrate a bit further before exploding. Even if you don’t crack it open it will cause a lot of damage to the equipment inside which tends to require precision and doesn’t respond well to vibrations.